we are the united states of america. we are the country that has tried, not always successfully, but always tried to honor a set of universal values around which we have organized our lives and our aspirations. this crime against conshebs, this crime against humanity, this crime against the most fundamental principles of international community, against the norm of the international community, this matters to us, and it matters to who we are, and it matters to leadership and to our credibility in the world? my friends, it matters here if nothing is done. it matters if the world speaks out in condemnation and then nothing happens? america should feel confident and gratified that we are not alone in our condemnation, and we are not alone in our will to do something about it and to act. the world is speaking out and many friends stand ready to respond. the arab league pledged, quote, to hold the syrian regime fully responsible for this crime. the organization for islamic cooperation condemned the regime and said we needed,